Tim Farron – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Farron on 2016-06-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green received a severance package following his resignation from the post of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Justin Tomlinson

The Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 (Section 4 of Chapter 5) governs Ministerial severance payments. The legislation outlines the criteria upon which severance payments are made and how the amount is calculated.

The relevant section of the legislation can be found at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/5/section/4

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